This idea comes from our pal Ashley Poskin. “The one attainable equal to a beloved family recipe is opening your recipe subject and seeing that beloved recipe in your grandmother’s handwriting,” she says. “The traces and curves of her penmanship are so acquainted, it’s almost like listening to her voice. Throughout the days of on-line pinboards and digital each half, it’s further obligatory than ever to guard the great thing about a handwritten recipe and present it proudly as paintings the place it could be seen regularly.”
Sooner than you start, wipe down the inside of your pie plate with rubbing alcohol or glass cleaner to prepare it for painting. It’s obligatory to note that some glass paint pens are normally not useful for direct contact with meals.
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Instructions
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Scan your recipe, and scale up or right down to go well with the dimensions of your pie plate. If attainable, make the dimensions as huge as you probably can—this could make painting the plate easier.
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Scale back out the paper copy and the identical measurement sheet of graphite paper. Layer the graphite paper behind the photocopy of the recipe, place the darkest facet face down on the plate, and tape it into place.
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Using a pen or sharp pencil, rigorously trace over the recipe. Take away the photocopy and graphite paper to reveal the transferred textual content material.
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Using a light-weight hand, trace over the graphite swap with a glass paint marker, being very cautious to not smudge any paint. Stop after every few phrases to shake the pen, pressing the tip proper right down to let further paint circulation to the tip. Let remedy for eight hours.
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Place the dish in a cool oven and bake at 325 ranges for half-hour. After half-hour, flip off the oven, open the door, and let the plate cool totally whereas contained within the oven. As quickly as cool, gently wash with warmth soapy water to remove any leftover graphite.
Initially appeared: MARTHA STEWART